Alhambra painted gesso plaque depicting a mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, with a black and... Show moreAlhambra painted gesso plaque depicting a mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, with a black and white Orientalist style photograph as a background, mounted in an "Arabesque" parquetry wood frame. The photograph is a staged souvenir picture showing three women with oriental costumes and musical instruments. Title and date devised from Library staff. The plaque is stamped Rafael Rus Acosta, 26. Old label on the verso the photograph, "Emilio ruiz, Casa Linares" and "Granada, Alhambre, 64". Arabic script carved on the upper and lower part of the frame "لاعلى الا الله". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0243 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2518927x BIB-ID: 2623721 Show less
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)--Pictorial works, Muslims, Muslims--China--Pictorial works
Travel accounts to Mecca and records of the Hajj can be found in Chinese texts since at least the Fifteenth century. Title and date Library staff.... Show moreTravel accounts to Mecca and records of the Hajj can be found in Chinese texts since at least the Fifteenth century. Title and date Library staff. The image is ruled in black and light-blue. Under the image there is a part of verse 97 from surah al-'Imran و لله على للناس حج البيت من استطاع اليه سبيلا ("And [due] to Allah upon mankind is a pilgrimage to the House – for whoever is able to find a way" stresses the importance of the Hajj, and to the right the seal reads'). Chinese seals and impressions both on thr front and on the verso of the print. The right the seal reads 'Shi Jiazhen'. M Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24434826 BIB-ID: 2537126 Show less
Sugar plantations, Sugar plantations--Egypt, Canals, Villages, People
The album collects views of Egypt, landscapes, village scenes, antiquities, and portraits. Photographs include views of canals and bridges along... Show moreThe album collects views of Egypt, landscapes, village scenes, antiquities, and portraits. Photographs include views of canals and bridges along the Nile, sugarcane harvest, markets, palm groves, Ismail Pasha's palace, temples, sugar factories, mosques, cemeteries, and boats. Pictures show also local people such as farmers, sellers, hairdressers. The album includes group portraits of the owner of the album during visits to temples and tennis clubs. Places mentioned include Nag Hammadi, Abydos, Luxor, Cairo, Al Hawamdia, and Asyut. Some of the pictures, essentially the ones captioned in the negatives, were taken by professional photographers, whereas those without captions were probably done by an amateur, presumably the owner of the album, a Dutch officer. It was during the reign of Ismail Pasha, in 1900 that the first sugar factory started in Upper Egypt. The Dutch officer might have been involved in the sugarcane manufacturing expansion. Les vendeurs de grenades (Haute Égypte) -- Bords du Nile. Laveuses -- Le Pont de Nag Hamadi (Haute Égypte) -- Kaanalsluis -- Het dorp Derb -- Kaanal en dorp bij de fabriek -- Oude moskee -- La coupe des cannes (Haute Égypte) -- Devant un village dans la Haute Égypte -- Rietserkoop ouder Arabieren -- Sur le Nil - La Dahabieh égyptienne -- Spoorwegbrug de Nag Hamadi -- In den tempel de Abydos -- Trolley -- Voor den tempel de Abydos -- In den tempel de Dauderah -- Voor den tempel de Dauderah -- Wachterswoning de Dauderah -- Woestijnzand -- Cookboot : Ramses III -- Un enterrement indigène (Haute Égypte) -- Palmen bij Hawamdieh -- Temple de Luxor - Colonnades -- Beeld van Ramses te Luxor -- Luxor. Vue du temple --Arme fellah -- Le Caire. Le palais d’Ismaïl Pacha -- Assiout. Une place publique -- Opgehangen -- Tennis -- Tennis club -- Fabriek -- Nag Hamadi. Une embarcation indigène -- Un coiffeur public (Haute Égypte) -- Gaarkeuken -- Kerkhof. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Some photographs are captioned and numbered on the negative in French and all of them have hand-written titles in Dutch. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0020 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24219642 BIB-ID: 2537360 Show less
The abum collects views of the city of Istanbul as well as street scenes, architectural photographs and group portraits. 8 Iles des Princes Halki... Show moreThe abum collects views of the city of Istanbul as well as street scenes, architectural photographs and group portraits. 8 Iles des Princes Halki Vue prise de Prinkipo -- 428 La Pointe du Sérail -- 44 Le Pont de Galata -- 38 Mosquée Suleymanie et vue de Stamboul -- 61 Eyoub, sur la Corne d’Or -- 68 La Promenade du Vendredi aux eaux douces d'Europe et le Kiosque Imperial -- 338 Palais Impérial de Dolma Bagtche. Bosphore -- du Bosphore-- 361 Bosphore. Vue des Châteaux d’Asie et d’Europe -- 12 Vue de Thèrapia -- 76 Prière de Vendredi le Sultan à la Mosquée -- Mosquée et Palais du Sultan -- 105 Mosquée du Sultan Ahmed et l’Hippodrome -- 98 Mosquée de S.te Sophie -- 501 Intérieur de la Mosquée de S.te Sophie. Vue générale -- 269 Tombeaux des Sultans Mahmoud II et Abdul Aziz -- 189 Entrée et Tour du Seras Kierat -- Cimetière turc à Eyoub et groupe de femmes -- Vue générale de Sept-Tours -- 99 L'Obélisque et la Pyramide murée -- 187 ? Tour de Galata -- 207 Ancien Quartier et Bazar turc à Scutari -- Quartier turc -- 526 Marchand de dattes -- Derviches tourneurs -- Cafè turc. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photographs are numbered, signed and captioned on the negative in French. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0019 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2421940x BIB-ID: 2537359 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24217980 BIB-ID: 2557249 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24217980 BIB-ID: 2557249 Show less